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Practice Areas

Business Law

Knowledgeable. With more than 36 years of experience, Dean Sperling is AV-rated and has been designated a member of the Bar Register of Preeminent Firms by the Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory. Which essentially means, Dean’s got this for you.

Commercial Law

Contracts make the business world go round. And Dean makes sure YOUR interests are protected so you can rest easy.

Creditor Bankruptcy

No one likes to be last in the big bankruptcy serving line. Dean will get you to the front.

Collections

Speak softly and carry a big threat of an expensive lawsuit, says Dean.

General Civil Trials

Multiple Creative Solutions. There can be many ways from point A to point B. Dean provides you with choices taking into account YOUR needs for YOUR case.

“I have been working with Dean Sperling for over 15 years. He is an excellent attorney and handles any legal matters that we need. Dean Sperling is very smart, conscientious, caring, and dependable; the things that really matter.”—Serena Elliott-Benson, President, Southern California Real Estate Services

“For the past 25 years, we’ve worked with Dean Sperling on complicated cases in both State and Bankruptcy courts. Dean has extensive knowledge on Surety, Fidelity, Real Estate and Commercial Litigation. I have also engaged Dean many times to consult on personal matters. He is a smart, knowledgeable and aggressive attorney. His eye is always trained on the the best outcome possible for us, whether that be by settlement or trial. I would highly recommend Dean to anyone requiring legal representation in any matter of business and collection. ” Stuart Spivack, Stuart-Lippman and Associates, Inc.

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Oh that’s Lawful (The Dean Sperling Blog)

Since 1789, the court system of the United States has been counted on to hear both sides of an argument and then resolve things for its citizens. But are our courts prepared to interpret the complexity and true intent behind…emojis? For example, Bay Area prosecutors were trying to prove that a man arrested during a […]

Ki Kim, a business owner in Memphis, TN, is seeking a special-use permit to create a 94-space, paid-parking lot in front of his jewelry store. The reason for the new lot is pretty interesting. It’s not that the area’s commercial districts have become so densely developed and pedestrian friendly that demand has been created for […]

You’ve heard of lawyers being called every type of pest in the book. But have you heard of an attorney that brought bed bugs into a courtroom in his clothing and closed the place down? Well, an Oklahoma county courthouse was forced to close amid this strange pest problem on Monday. Rogers County Sheriff […]

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. will be back in a U.S. courtroom a day after declaring bankruptcy, as it tries to convince a judge not to order dramatic steps to try to prevent its equipment from causing more wildfires. U.S. Judge William Alsup is scheduled to hear arguments Wednesday on his proposal earlier this month […]

Goes together like football and legal disputes, right? Wait, what? Well, late in regulation in Sunday’s NFC championship game, the New Orleans Saints were tied 20-20 with the Los Angeles Rams in pursuit of the Super Bowl. As the ball sailed toward Saints receiver Tommylee Lewis, Rams cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman knocked into Lewis, appearing to make helmet-to-helmet […]

The legalization of marijuana in California has created new opportunities for businesses. And it has also created some legal problems. For example, a Los Angeles jury recently awarded what could be a record amount of damages to date in a dispute over a marijuana grow and retail business. The case, which was first filed in […]

A San Diego law firm has filed a lawsuit in Butte County Superior Court on behalf of families injured and impacted by the November 2018 Camp wildfire. The suit alleges that the fire began with a malfunctioning high-voltage power line, one that Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) knew about and failed to repair. “Our investigation […]

The new year brings a whole slate of new laws to California, ranging from responses to the #MeToo movement, to police transparency, to street vendors. Here are a few of the more interesting ones that will be keeping our courts busy in 2019. Gun Laws SB 1100 — Firearms Transfers Raises the age to buy […]

Jason Camacho, a blind resident of Brooklyn, N.Y., is suing 50 colleges (including some in California) over the accessibility of their websites. The 50 lawsuits say the colleges are in violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act, (ADA) as their websites are not accessible to people with disabilities. Camacho uses a screen reader and said […]